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  • On top of a hill surrounded by palm trees and a forest, an American flag flies on a flagpole. At the base of the hill are people and construction.

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    Hoisting of the American Flag

    On April 17, 1900, high chiefs from the Samoan islands of Tutuila and Aunuʻu signed a Deed of Cession, ceding the islands to the US.

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  • Drawing of bald eagle standing over the globe with its wingspan spanning from the Philippines to Puerto Rico. The year "1898" is labeled above.

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    U.S. Expansion in 1898

    This Philadelphia Press political cartoon symbolizes US expansion in 1898 from “tip to tip”: Puerto Rico (right, identified as “Porto Rico”) to the Philippines (left, identified as “Manila”). A map of the US in 1798 (bottom right) presents a stark contrast in territorial size.

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  • Typed text of Public Law No. 103-150, wherein the U.S. apologizes to Native Hawaiians for overthrowing the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi a hundred years earlier.

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    Public Law No. 103-150 Page 5

    Click through to read all five pages of Public Law No. 103-150.

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  • Typed text of Public Law No. 103-150, wherein the U.S. apologizes to Native Hawaiians for overthrowing the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi a hundred years earlier.

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    Public Law No. 103-150 Page 4

    Click through to read all five pages of Public Law No. 103-150.

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  • Typed text of Public Law No. 103-150, wherein the U.S. apologizes to Native Hawaiians for overthrowing the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi a hundred years earlier.

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    Public Law No. 103-150 Page 3

    Click through to read all five pages of Public Law No. 103-150.

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    Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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  • Typed text of Public Law No. 103-150, wherein the U.S. apologizes to Native Hawaiians for overthrowing the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi a hundred years earlier.

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    Public Law No. 103-150 Page 2

    Click through to read all five pages of Public Law No. 103-150.

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  • Typed text of Public Law No. 103-150, wherein the U.S. apologizes to Native Hawaiians for overthrowing the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi a hundred years earlier.

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    Public Law No. 103-150 Page 1

    Click through to read all five pages of Public Law No. 103-150.

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    Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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  • Bar graph details Pacific Islander groups plotted on x axis. On y axis is population plotted in 100,000 increments.

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    Largest Pacific Islander Groups in the US

    The largest Pacific Islander groups in the US are Native Hawaiians (620,000), followed by Samoans (212,000), CHamorus (156,000), Tongans (65,000), and Fijians (50,000). Data based on five years (2016-2020) of Census American Community Surveys.

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  • A white, circular badge features a red triangle with a conch shell in the center. Surrounding it is text that reads, "Kanak Maori Independence."

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    Kanak Independence Badge

    This badge from the 1980s calls for Kanak independence in New Caledonia, a French territory where Kanak are Indigenous peoples, in solidarity with Māori of Aotearoa New Zealand, a former British Crown colony.

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  • A map of Oceania. The subregions of Micronesia, Melanesia, Australasia, and Polynesia are highlighted in various colors.

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    Map of Oceania

    Another map of Oceania with the subregions Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia identified. Compared to the map above, how might categorization be used to both divide and unite?

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  • The cast of Crazy Rich Asians stand in a row on stage. Behind them, a large screen displays the film's key art.

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    Module 3: Asian Americans and the Moving Image, Part 2: Media Activism, Community Advocacy, and New Hollywood

    Jeff Yang

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    Asian American Popular Culture
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  • Nobuko Miyamoto, seated before small crowd, sings into microphone while Chris Iijima, seated beside her, sings and plays guitar during a performance.

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    Module 4: Asian Americans in Music, Part 1: Folk, Traditional, Jazz, and Classical

    Jeff Yang

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    Asian American Popular Culture
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  • Four members of Far East Movement, an all-Asian American hip hop group, pose at awards show. The four men wear formal attire and sunglasses.

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    Module 5: Asian Americans in Music, Part 2: Pop, Rock, and Hip Hop

    Jeff Yang

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    Asian American Popular Culture
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  • TIME cover with the word "Linsanity!" in bold. Behind the text, Jeremy Lin, wearing a Knicks jersey, is suspended mid-jump with basketball in hand.

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    Module 6: Asian Americans in Sport and Competition, Part 1: Individual and Team Sport

    Jeff Yang

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    Asian American Popular Culture
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    Module 7: Asian Americans in Sport and Competition, Part 2: International Play

    Jeff Yang

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    Asian American Popular Culture
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  • Unfurled sails from sakmans fill the horizon. Canoes sit on the calm ocean along with the sakmans. Two birds fly over the sakmans in a cloudy sky.

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    Chapter Overview: Pacific Islanders

    Keith L. Camacho and Lisa Uperesa

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  • Unfurled sails from sakmans fill the horizon. Canoes sit on the calm ocean along with the sakmans. Two birds fly over the sakmans in a cloudy sky.

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    Module 1: Pacific Islanders Overview

    Keith L. Camacho and Lisa Uperesa

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    Pacific Islanders
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  • The coast of Pågat on a sunny day. Clear, blue water is surrounded by limestone cliffs topped with dense, green foliage.

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    Module 2: Sacred Spaces

    Keith L. Camacho and Lisa Uperesa

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    Pacific Islanders
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  • Three rows of Fita Fita guards stand at attention. They hold rifles on a dirt path facing one guard. Buildings and a steep mountain stand behind them.

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    Module 3: World War II

    Keith L. Camacho and Lisa Uperesa

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    Pacific Islanders
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